Tuesday, September 2, 2008

A new rumor makes the rounds

Apparently the AIP (Alaska Independence Party), is now claiming that Palin was a member of their group back in the 1990s.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/members-of-frin.html

McCain's camp is denying it, naturally. It already seems like McCain's camp is spending quite a bit of time putting out fires about Palin's life/credentials.

Ah, and on the Biden front, he apparently received 5 student deferments during Vietnam, before being declared ineligible due to asthma.

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/ats-ap-cvn-biden-vietnamaug31,0,2934547.story

1 comment:

rmmilner said...

Rumors, rumors. Fear and innuendo. A classic campaign tradition. What I'm forced to wonder as an oh-so ahead of the times new tech guy, is whether the "blogosphere" is influencing how we receive and understand these rumors. We're finally getting to the point where respectable sources are quoting blogger opinion and information as evidence. So has the rumor mill reached the 21st century? Do blog rumors carry any weight with you all? Or is it volunteer yellow journalism?